Golden Moon

About The Poem
"Golden Moon" is a narrative poem written by L|Jaizon from his collection L|Legacy (November, 2020). It was written entirely by Jaizon, though the first line is inspired by a testimony in the R. Kelly documentary L|Surviving R Kelly.

It follows the observation of an onlooker, who writes a message to a metaphorical king about what he has discerned about his life, however it is not clear whether or not the narrator knew the subject personally.

Release
It was released on November 2, 2019 as the sixth single-poem from Legacy. In a single day, it earned 295 Reads, which was the biggest of all-time at the time of the its release. It quickly became one of the biggest poems in the catalog, and in just nine days reached 1K, becoming only the second poem to do so.

In December 2019, it surpassed L|If I Was A Thug to become the all-time biggest poem, and the first to reach 2K. It currently sits at over 2.8K. In addition to that record, it holds the record for Most-Engaged Poem of all-time, with 50.

Reception
Golden Moon was received extremely well, often being regarded as Jaizon's greatest poems. It won a gold trophy in the L|You Be the Judge (Your Best #28)'' contest, as well as several honorable mentions. ''